US20040036253A1 - Motorcycle structure - Google Patents

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US20040036253A1
US20040036253A1 US10/224,349 US22434902A US2004036253A1 US 20040036253 A1 US20040036253 A1 US 20040036253A1 US 22434902 A US22434902 A US 22434902A US 2004036253 A1 US2004036253 A1 US 2004036253A1
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Chih-Hung Cheng
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62K—CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDE-CARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE
    • B62K5/00—Cycles with handlebars, equipped with three or more main road wheels
    • B62K5/10—Cycles with handlebars, equipped with three or more main road wheels with means for inwardly inclining the vehicle body on bends
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62H—CYCLE STANDS; SUPPORTS OR HOLDERS FOR PARKING OR STORING CYCLES; APPLIANCES PREVENTING OR INDICATING UNAUTHORIZED USE OR THEFT OF CYCLES; LOCKS INTEGRAL WITH CYCLES; DEVICES FOR LEARNING TO RIDE CYCLES
    • B62H1/00—Supports or stands forming part of or attached to cycles
    • B62H1/10—Supports or stands forming part of or attached to cycles involving means providing for a stabilised ride
    • B62H1/12—Supports or stands forming part of or attached to cycles involving means providing for a stabilised ride using additional wheels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62K—CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDE-CARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE
    • B62K5/00—Cycles with handlebars, equipped with three or more main road wheels
    • B62K5/01—Motorcycles with four or more wheels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62K—CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDE-CARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE
    • B62K5/00—Cycles with handlebars, equipped with three or more main road wheels
    • B62K2005/001—Suspension details for cycles with three or more main road wheels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62K—CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDE-CARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE
    • B62K2202/00—Motorised scooters

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  • the present invention relates to an improved motorcycle structure, more particularly to the structure of a side wheel unit having the functions of assisting the erection of the motorcycle and the contractible functions to enhance the safety and stability of riding a motorcycle.
  • the conventional motorcycle comprises a front wheel, a back wheel, and a dynamic source (such as an engine or electric motor); mainly makes use of the front and back wheels for the driving.
  • a dynamic source such as an engine or electric motor
  • the body of the motorcycle may be shaken and unstable, or even may have the risk of toppling over or falling.
  • those who have ridden a motorcycle in the rain fully recognize that it needs to stand on the ground with a foot when the motorcycle is stopped in front of a stop sign or red light in order to maintain the balance.
  • the road surface is wet, it may get the shoes all wet, which is very inconvenient.
  • the improved motorcycle for handicaps adds two additional side wheels on the axle of the back wheel for the balance.
  • the present inventor thought of a way of installing an additional side wheel on each side of the frame body instead of installing them on the back wheel, and incorporating the function of contraction. It does not just enhance the stability by four wheels, but also can make adjustment to different road conditions by the contractible function. It enhances the stability of the vehicle body suitable for the riding of regular riders, and also suitable for handicaps by simply adding the wheels to the existing frame body of the motorcycle.
  • the innovation of the improved motorcycle structure resides on the side wheel unit that is disposed on the external side of the left horizontal frame and right horizontal frame on the bottom side of the frame body; such side wheel unit comprising a connecting device, a contractible supporting base, and a side wheel;
  • the connecting device is for coupling the contractible supporting base and the horizontal frame, and makes use of a sliding axle to pass through the holes of the front and back fixing bases and the adjusting base on the horizontal frame, and also passes through the bushing of the contractible supporting base at the same time;
  • the coupling of the contractible supporting base and the side wheel uses a connecting axle to pass through the through hole in the protruded member of the contractible supporting base and come out from the through hole of the side wheel, and the front end is fixed by screw.
  • the protruded member of the contractible supporting base is used for pivotally coupling the side wheel; additionally it mainly pivotally couples to the bottom of the contractible supporting base, and the top of the contractible rod is coupled onto the frame body of the motorcycle; wherein the coupling of the contractible rod, contractible supporting base, and frame body makes use of a screw bolt to pass through the two protruding brackets having a through hole corresponsive to the contractible rod.
  • an upper and a lower connecting frames are coupled by welding at the position between two sides of the frame body and between the left and right horizontal frames, and a curved pipe is used for the welding on both sides.
  • the two protruded brackets pivotally coupled to the front end of the contractible rod proximate to the curved tube of the upper connecting base.
  • the primary objective of the present invention is to add a pair of side wheels to the horizontal frame on both sides of the side wheel unit, so that the side wheel unit has the function of assisting the erection.
  • the coupling of the contractible rod between the frame body makes the motorcycle more applicable for driving on the road surface of different conditions, which can be implemented to the current existing motorcycle to enhance the function of current motorcycle.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a blow up diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram of the assembly of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a front-view diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a top-view diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 1 ⁇ 3 for the “improved motorcycle structure” according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, which comprises a front wheel a, a back wheel b, an engine c, and a frame body d; the frame body d having a left horizontal frame and a right horizontal frame d 1 at the bottom of the frame body, and a aslant pipe d 2 being set backward on each of the horizontal frames, and the rear end of the two horizontal frame d 1 being extended and welded onto the aslant pipe d 2 ; a side wheel unit being disposed on the external side on both of the left and right horizontal frames d 1 .
  • the side wheel unit comprises a connecting device 1 , a contractible supporting base 2 , and a side wheel 3 ′ wherein the connecting device 1 comprising a front fixing base 11 and a back fixing base 12 fixed in the horizontal frame d 1 and an adjusting base 13 fixed between the two fixing bases; a sliding axle 14 ; the front fixing base 11 and the adjusting base 13 respectively having a through hole 111 , 131 , and the back fixing base 12 having a hole 121 ; the front fixing base 11 could be a front protruding base 112 having a semicircular hole and being fixed to the horizontal frame d 1 ; a corresponding semicircular lid 113 having a semicircular groove, which is coupled by passing a screw bolt 4 through the semicircular cover 113 and being secured into the front protruded base 112 .
  • the connecting device 1 comprising a front fixing base 11 and a back fixing base 12 fixed in the horizontal frame d 1 and an adjusting base 13 fixed between the two fixing bases; a sliding axle 14 ; the
  • the contractible supporting base 2 has a pair of front and back foldable bushings 21 , and the bushing 21 also has a through hole 211 ; a protruding member 22 having a through hole 221 and being protruded from its external side; two protruded brackets 23 having a through hole 231 , and being extended upward from the top surface of the protruded member 22 , which further comprising a link rod 24 having a spring 241 and a stairway like connecting axle 25 , and a hole 242 , each being set at the top surface and the bottom surface of the link rod 24 , and the bottom of the link rod 241 is pivotally coupled between the two protruded brackets 23 at the top of the protruded member 22 , and a screw bolt 4 passes through the through hole 231 of the two protruded brackets 23 and the through hole 242 at the bottom of the link rod 24 ; the top of the link rod 24 is pivotally coupled to the frame body d, and such structure lets the frame body
  • An upper connecting frame d 4 is welded at the location above the two aslant pipes d 2 , and the bottom of a curved pipe d 5 is welded and extended from both sides of the lower connecting frame d 3 , and the top of the curved pipe d 5 is welded onto the upper connecting frame d 4 .
  • a fixing base is disposed on the curved pipe d 5 proximate to the upper connecting frame d 4 , and the fixing base 26 has two protruded brackets 23 , which makes use of a screw bolt 4 to pass through the two protruded brackets 23 and pivotally couple to the top of the link rod 24 between the two protruded brackets 23 .
  • the coupling between the fixing base 26 and the curved pipe d 5 makes use of two screw bolds 4 to pass through the through hole on the fixing base 26 to press against the curved pipe d 5 for the positioning.
  • a through hole 31 is disposed in the middle of a side wheel 3 .
  • the sliding axle 14 passes through the through hole 111 of the fixing base 11 , the through hole 21 of the bushing at the front side of the contractible supporting base 2 , the through hole 131 of the adjusting base, the through hole 21 of the bushing 21 at the rear side, and the hole 121 of the back fixing base in sequence; wherein the adjusting base 13 makes use of two screw bolts 4 to pass through the through hole at the top side in order to press against the sliding axle 14 for the positioning.
  • the front protruded base 112 of the front fixing base 11 and the semicircular cover 113 are also coupled; as long as the front end of the front fixing base 11 is covered by a panel and fixed by a screw bolt 4 , the sliding axle 14 is secured in its position, and the connecting device 1 and the contractible supporting base 2 are also coupled. Further, the coupling of the contractible supporting base 2 and the side wheel 3 is accomplished by means of passing through the inner side of the through hole 221 of the protruded member 22 of the connecting axle base 25 , such that the rear end of the connecting axle base 25 press against the rear side of the protruded member 22 until its front end passes through the protruded member 22 and comes out from the side wheel 3 , and then coupled and secured by a screw nut 6 .
  • the foregoing assembly has two additional side wheels 3 , it does not only improve the reliability of the driving, but also avoids to support the motorcycle by the rider's foot in front a red light during a rainy day, which is very convenient. Furthermore, when the motorcycle makes a turn (refer to FIGS. 4 and 5), the inner side of the turn for the link rod 24 of the contractible supporting base 2 can be shorted by the spring, and the outer side of the turn for the spring 241 on the link rod 24 will be elongated, so that the motorcycle can maintain a steady motion without the risk of being shaken, and thus keeps the stability and comfort of the driving.
  • link rod 24 with a spring 241 of the contractible supporting base 2 could be substituted by the air compressed contractible rod, and any contractible rod is applicable for this purpose.
  • the present invention primaryily makes use of the two side wheel units disposed on the outer side of the horizontal frame d 1 , such that the motorcycle has a front wheel a, a back wheel b, and two side wheel units to increase the stability of the driving.
  • the present invention can solve the following problems:
  • the present invention can be used directly for the handicap's transportation without a need to remodel the existing motorcycle.
  • the present invention has the basic conditions of four wheels and the inclination resisting function, which is applicable for the use by handicaps.
  • the existing motorcycle can be remodeled to the motorcycle according to the present invention very easily.
  • the present invention uses the structure of the existing motorcycle for welding the frame and installs the side wheel units, and does not need to change or affect the entire motorcycle body.
  • the position of the front and back wheels can be adjusted according to the model of motorcycle.
  • the related position of the adjusting base and the horizontal frame can be changed slightly to fit different models of motorcycles.

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ZA200206269A ZA200206269B (en) 2002-08-06 2002-08-06 Motorcycle structure.
CA002397214A CA2397214A1 (en) 2002-08-06 2002-08-09 Improved motorcycle structure
GB0219078A GB2391844A (en) 2002-08-06 2002-08-16 Motorcycle with side wheels
DE20212690U DE20212690U1 (de) 2002-08-06 2002-08-19 Motorrad
US10/224,349 US20040036253A1 (en) 2002-08-06 2002-08-21 Motorcycle structure
FR0210557A FR2843729A3 (fr) 2002-08-06 2002-08-26 Structure de motocyclette perfectionnee

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ZA200206269A ZA200206269B (en) 2002-08-06 2002-08-06 Motorcycle structure.
CA002397214A CA2397214A1 (en) 2002-08-06 2002-08-09 Improved motorcycle structure
GB0219078A GB2391844A (en) 2002-08-06 2002-08-16 Motorcycle with side wheels
DE20212690U DE20212690U1 (de) 2002-08-06 2002-08-19 Motorrad
US10/224,349 US20040036253A1 (en) 2002-08-06 2002-08-21 Motorcycle structure
FR0210557A FR2843729A3 (fr) 2002-08-06 2002-08-26 Structure de motocyclette perfectionnee

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CN110341838A (zh) * 2019-07-17 2019-10-18 力帆实业(集团)股份有限公司 防倒支架及具有该防倒支架的摩托车

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